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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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TRYPTOPHAN

Chemical ID
TRYPTOPHAN
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
RDA=300-1,200 mg/day?

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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Analgesic 750 mg/4x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 500-1,000 mg/meal Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidementia 3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 1-3 g/3x/day/orl/man Martindale's 29th
Antidyskinetic 2-8 g/orl/wmn/day Martindale's 29th
Antihypertensive J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Antiinsomniac 1-3 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimanic 12 g/man/day/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimenopausal 6 g/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimigraine 500 mg/man/4x/day Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant 125 ug/ml *
Antiparkinsonian 2 g 3 x/day Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiphenylketonuric Martindale's 29th
Antiprostaglandin 250 pg/ml *
Antipsychotic 12 g/man/day Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatic Martindale's 29th
Antiscoliotic *
Carcinogenic CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Essential Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypnotic Martindale's 29th
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 300.0 3871.0 -0.7 *
Avena sativa Plant 2000.0 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Avena sativa Seed 0.0 3000.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.*
Averrhoa carambola Fruit 40.0 440.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Basella alba Leaf 280.0 4060.0 1.1 *
Benincasa hispida Fruit 20.0 515.0 -0.5 *
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 2600.0 2690.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris Root 170.0 1341.0 1.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Bixa orellana Seed 1340.0 1680.0 -0.6 *
Brassica chinensis Leaf 150.0 3206.0 0.2 *
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 130.0 1255.0 1.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica nigra Leaf 270.0 3976.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea Stem 100.0 1110.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 290.0 3115.0 0.1 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 260.0 3360.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 120.0 1604.0 -1.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 370.0 2642.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 290.0 3115.0 0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Leaf 400.0 2575.0 -0.4 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Leaf 200.0 3278.0 0.3 *